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Chiefs and Highlanders look very similar. Imagine when they're wet.

Josh Turner one of the stars. Also like the look of Paterson - a bit of Cheval about his looks and the way he plays.

Spoiler Alert. There always seems to be one or two players who get under my skin every tournament. This time, it is Pretorius from SA. Very good player, no doubt, but has the knack of not being penalised when offending. I mentioned to my son early in the final that he, Pertorius, would do some...

Highlights at . Kid loves scoring tries. I did raise him as a prospect on the Brumbies thread when it was announced that half the backline had defected to the Force for next year. Great to see him having a ball in Dubai.

And to accommodate a player who hasn't yet been seen at international level. Hopefully, Vunivalu is as good as many are predicting, but let's wait and see over the next Super Rugby season before moving players around to accommodate him.

That's precisely what Scotland and Wales did when defending the rolling maul. Not once penalised for it, but I'm sure it would be judged not pushing straight if done at scrum time.

I agree with the position of the hands etc Lindo. In the present case, even though Tompkins continued to move forward in the few seconds after dropping the ball, he still had to lean forward to secure it after it bounced. Sure, it could have bounced forward after dropping backwards, but highly...

Neither fills me with great confidence.

Pasitoa has never really been a fringe player. He is very young but has been hailed since his schoolboys days by many Reds fans here as a future champion. Kuenzle is underestimated by just about everybody who hasn't watched him turn out for the Brumbies. He filled in for Noah Lolesio in quite a...

Shouldn't be too hard then for the backline full of young, energetic, talented, keen as mustard, albeit inexperienced in comparison, players to outshine their immediate predecessors.

RY it will be interesting to track your selections over the next couple of Super Rugby Seasons, assuming they take place. Overall, I reckon you could be more than 75% correct. The changes I'd make would be: Folau Fainga'a in place of Latu. FF (Folau Fainga'a) was the most used hooker in the EOYT tests and generally...

Same can be said for any newbie in any squad, Shirley?

Kahui/Godwin is not much different to this year. Tevita started the year strongly but not long into the season there were calls for him to be replaced through poor form. I think with all of Pasitoa, Kuenzle and Tapine coming into the squad, there is a lot more depth there now. I think they'll...

Strange comment. Are you suggesting team numbers should be reduced to provide a better spectacle?

He is a Wallaby who plays for some club or other in Europe. He is not a Tah.

I I will stick with my prediction RN. The Force have a very impressive forward pack and the potential in the backline is exciting. On top of that, they have one of the better coaches leading the way. Time will tell.

Might not reverse any of the current laws/interpretations, but surely highlights the need to examine the actions of the tackled player as well as the tackler as the tackler is the one apparently most at risk.

BH defend Latu as much as you like, his job at that time was to defend the blindside and he didn't. No amount of justification will alter that.

Accidents happen in all walks of life. It is an accident because there was no intention and circumstances conspired to bring a particular matter about. If there is no negligence involved, or negligence isn't a prescribed reason for finding fault, then fault probably shouldn't be ascribed to a...

Great to see both Reimer and Hooper confirmed. Had been no mention of them until now. That backrow looks immense. Samu and Valetini established Wallabies, Brown and Reimer excellent on ball, potential with Scott and new blood with Kennedy. And if needed, Hooper makes a huge presence in an...